By Tyler Bridges CARTAGENA, Colombia - John McCain's trip here Tuesday was part of an unusual three-day presidential campaign swing to Latin America with a dual message for voters back home.

CARTAGENA, Colombia _ John McCain's trip here Tuesday was part of an unusual three-day presidential campaign swing to Latin America with a dual message for voters back home.

By Steven Dudley, The Miami Herald Mar. 11--BOGOTA -- Colombia, a grateful recipient of $700 million a year in U.S. aid to fight drugs and guerrillas since 2000, rolled out a red carpet and a military honor guard for a brief but important visit by President Bush.

BOGOTA, Colombia _ Colombia, a grateful recipient of $700 million a year in U.S. aid to fight drugs and guerrillas, rolled out a red carpet and a military honor guard for a brief but important visit by President Bush Sunday as protesters once again took to the streets in a violent demonstration.

By Joshua Goodman Associated Press SAN JOSE DEL FRAGUA, Colombia - The United States is quietly cutting back economic aid in a region where cocaine production is surging, a strategy critics say hurts Washington's $4 billion effort to try to wean Colombia off the illegal drug trade.